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Pancreatic cancer vaccine shows promise in small initial trial

Drew Weissman of the Perelman School of Medicine is supportive of findings about a pancreatic cancer vaccine, though he says larger studies are needed to determine effectiveness.

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‘Communities for Childbirth’ in action

President Engagement Prize winner and fourth-year Seungwon ‘Lucy’ Lee is creating a coordinated referral system of first responders, emergency dispatchers, and systemized hospital networks to improve emergency maternal health care in Uganda.

Teamsters have ended a 3-week strike at the Philly area’s largest Coca-Cola distributor

A study by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine found that a Philadelphia soda tax decreased the purchase of sweetened beverages by 40%.

Limb-lengthening surgery can make you taller, but it isn't an easy cosmetic fix

Samir Mehta of the Perelman School of Medicine says that limb-lengthening surgeries are most often used to correct deformities or length discrepancies that have been present since birth or were caused by trauma or cancer.

The majority of stroke survivors develop this serious complication within a year

Andrea L. Schneider of the Perelman School of Medicine says that many people initially have significant cognitive dysfunction after a stroke.

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Why Penn research powers many FDA-approved treatments

Since 2017, the FDA approved more than two dozen new therapies with roots at Penn Medicine—almost half of which are first-in-class for their indications.

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Beyond the pipette and the stethoscope, students explore biology’s societal impacts

The new Biology and Society course, supported by SNF Paideia, gave biology majors the chance to explore how scientists must contend with subjects such as health equity and vaccine hesitancy.

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Symposium highlights breadth and depth of Penn Global research

The Penn Global Research and Engagement Fund is supporting the 19 new faculty-led projects that span research, capacity-building, and development efforts across Africa, Latin America, India, China, and beyond.

Cardiovascular disease: New tool may help predict risk in people with chronic kidney disease

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine have developed a new, more accurate risk model for cardiovascular disease in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Fatally flawed research underpins senator’s vaccine tweet

Jeffrey Morris of the Perelman School of Medicine says that the research underpinning Australian senator Ralph Babet’s anti-vax tweet is seriously flawed.

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